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  Sketch from Life - From their...

  Camillo Boito

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  The bookshelves of European literature are incredible collections that have gathered together centuries of very talented authors.  From this continent their fame spread and whilst among their number many are now forgotten or neglected their talents endure.  Among them is Camillo Boito.

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  The Phantom of the Opera -...

  Gaston Leroux

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  Beneath the blinding lights of the Paris Opera House lies a kingdom of shadows, ruled by a tortured genius who demands perfection—and absolute obedience. 
  A whispering voice in a locked dressing room. A tragic death in the labyrinthine cellars. A rising young soprano who sings with an almost supernatural beauty. When Christine Daae becomes the sudden star of the Paris Opera, her childhood friend, the Vicomte Raoul de Chagny, falls desperately in love with her. But Christine harbors a terrifying secret: her ethereal voice is guided by an invisible tutor she calls the Angel of Music. He is a spectral presence of staggering genius, a masked phantom whose obsessive devotion will stop at nothing to claim her soul. 
  As Raoul attempts to free Christine from this spectral imprisonment, he inadvertently sparks a deadly rivalry. A dark, theatrical war erupts, shaking the grand Opera House to its very foundations. 
  Why you will love this masterpiece: Immerse yourself in the ultimate Gothic Fiction experience. Leroux perfectly weaves the opulent, claustrophobic atmosphere of nineteenth-century Paris with enduring romance tropes, a tragically misunderstood antihero, and an intricate mystery. It is an unforgettable dark fantasy that explores the thin veil between divine inspiration and obsessive madness. 
  Gaston Leroux was a renowned French journalist and author of detective fiction. First published in 1910, this atmospheric masterpiece cemented his legacy, immortalizing him as a pioneer of romantic horror and gothic suspense.

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  Idiot The (Part III) - The...

  Fyodor Dostoevsky

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  Returning to Russia from a Swiss sanatorium, the saintly Prince Myshkin finds himself entangled in a web of obsession, greed, and scandal. As he attempts to navigate the treacherous waters of St. Petersburg society, his innocence is tested by the dark passions of those around him. 'The Idiot' is a profound exploration of human nature and the conflict between spiritual purity and worldly vanity. Narrated with masterful sensitivity by George Baker.

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  The Idiots - From their pens to...

  Joseph Conrad

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  Joseph Conrad was born on 3rd December 1857 in Berdychiv in the Ukraine, then part of the Russian Empire.  His birthplace had been part of Poland which its neighbours dismembered into their own Empires. 
  Conrad’s early years were spent in constant movement, his father was politically active and frequently in trouble trying to help re-ignite a Polish state which meant arrests and exile and the young Conrad himself suffered from ill-health, spending a year at a retreat in Kyiv recovering.   
  By 11 he was orphaned.  His education was mainly private and although he was a voracious reader, he was a poor academic student.  Now, being raised by an uncle who wanted Conrad to have a worthwhile job, it was hoped that a merchant-marine career might bring out the best of him. 
  At 16 he was sent to Marseille to embark on that adventure.  Conrad himself was determined to be both a sailor and a great writer. 
  Life on board a ship was full of adventures and experiences which included gun-running and close quarter encounters with political conspiracies. 
  By his mid 30’s Conrad had returned to shore permanently to add his prodigious literary talents to full time writing.  Although he wrote with a comprehensive command in English his spoken English was often cited as ‘horrible’.   He was now also a British Citizen.   
  Conrad brought to English Literature both narrative mastery, compelling prose and fully formed characters as well as a deeper examination of the human psyche in a wealth of work.  He wrote many novels, short stories, nonfiction, and memoirs which are rightly regarded today as some of the finest in English literature.      
  Jospeh Conrad died on the 3rd August 1924 at Bishopsbourne, Kent in England.  He was 66.

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  Southern Fried Shakespeare - A...

  Robert James

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  Welcome y'all! This project was created for those who think they don't like Shakespeare. It is a completely unsanctioned and unconventional interpretation of some of the works of William Shakespeare. If you are a purist be forewarned! I have always been fascinated with the written works of Shakespeare since I was a child trying to decipher the giant volume of his works I discovered in my father's library. I knew it was important historically but the language had me often running to a dictionary in those pre-Google days. Understanding a live performance was an equally challenging task as the British accents combined with the lambic pentameter rhythm left me struggling to understand the meaning. But once you figure what he's saying you realized these timeless stories of dysfunctional families and political intrigue are just as relevant today as 400 years ago. Every actor in training experiences the works of William Shakespeare to some degree. While memorizing lines I would try various characters and accents. For Richard III's famous opening monologue I settled on a genteel aristocrat from the Southern United States. I shared with my instructor and after some initial eye rolls he had to admit it was easier to understand. Eventually I created a one man show around the idea and wrote original songs that I believe express the emotion and underlying intentions of the pieces. And of course what's a variety show without an MC or two. In this case two squabbling siblings Auntie Bella and her twin brother Beauregard to bring a small respite to the drama. During the COVID pandemic I decided to record an audio version of the show. I hope you enjoy my family of misfits as much as I did creating them. But hey, to thine own taste be true. Cousin Willy must have had a sense of humor to write some of this stuff!

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  Flappers and Philosophers

  F. Scott Fitzgerald

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  Flappers and Philosophers marked F. Scott Fitzgerald’s entry into the realm of the short story, in which he adroitly proved himself “a master of the mechanism of short-story technique” (Boston Transcript). Several of his most well-known tales are represented in this classic collection of eight, including “Bernice Bobs Her Hair” and “Head and Shoulders,” with their particularly O. Henry–like twists; the poignant “Benediction” and “The Cut-Glass Bowl”; and “The Offshore Pirate,” the octet’s opening and “most romantic story” (New York Times Book Review). 
  Filtered through Fitzgerald’s remarkable intensity of vision and fed by his matchless imagination, these tales shimmer with the exuberance of youth during the Jazz Age. This sublime short-story collection plumbs the depths of human feeling with a perspicacity that is quintessential Fitzgerald.

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